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Caribbean Numbers Involved in Telephone Phishing Scamhttps://globalvoices.org/2014/02/07/caribbean-numbers-involved-in-telephone-phishing-scam/
https://globalvoices.org/2014/02/07/caribbean-numbers-involved-in-telephone-phishing-scam/#respondFri, 07 Feb 2014 17:06:30 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=455637If you see a missed call originating in the Caribbean from someone you don't know, it is likely that you have been targeted by perpetrators of the ‘one-ring phone scam’. While the numbers used in these phishing activities can originate anywhere in the world, Slate reports that Caribbean numbers have been noticed with alarming frequency over the past few weeks:

The Better Business Bureau lists calls from Antigua and Barbuda (268), the Dominican Republic (809), Jamaica (876), the British Virgin Islands (284), and Grenada (473) as potential scam threats. People who do call back could be charged something like $30 for the international call, depending on the carrier, and see fraudulent service fees showing up on their phone bills. This process of ‘cramming,’ when third-party scammers sneak bogus charges onto legitimate phone bills, is ever on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission.

Affected persons around the world took to Twitter to report the issue:

Gona go out on a limb here and assume that the missed call I just got from Antigua/Barbuda is not a close friend of mine. If so, sorry.

How can they charge you $30.00 without some contract arrangement with the telephone carrier….its only digicel, cable wireless and the local telephone companies in these islands…if they know its a scam why cant they just disconnect the number.

People affected by the scam are being urged to alert their service providers if they spot any unusual charges on their phone bills.

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2011/11/07/caribbean-the-meaning-of-identity/feed/0Latin America, Caribbean: Increase in Food Priceshttps://globalvoices.org/2011/03/04/latin-america-caribbean-increase-in-food-prices/
https://globalvoices.org/2011/03/04/latin-america-caribbean-increase-in-food-prices/#commentsFri, 04 Mar 2011 19:53:26 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=203625Bloggings by Bozwrites: “The FAO reports that February 2011 was a yet a new high on food prices. This has led to several warnings from organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean including ECLAC [Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean] and the IICA [Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture] that commodity markets are volatile and several countries are very vulnerable to price swings and food insecurity issues.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2010/10/21/anguilla-end-of-a-blog/feed/1Anguilla: Not Quite Readyhttps://globalvoices.org/2010/10/11/anguilla-not-quite-ready/
https://globalvoices.org/2010/10/11/anguilla-not-quite-ready/#respondMon, 11 Oct 2010 15:38:59 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=167593“The airwaves and the local newspapers this past week have been filled with talk of the need for Anguilla to seek independence from the United Kingdom”, but Corruption-free Anguilla says that “Anguilla will be ready for full internal self-government, and subsequently for independence, only after we have put in place the essential building blocks of democracy.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2010/08/27/anguilla-one-step-back/feed/0Anguilla: Freedom of Informationhttps://globalvoices.org/2010/08/06/anguilla-freedom-of-information/
https://globalvoices.org/2010/08/06/anguilla-freedom-of-information/#respondFri, 06 Aug 2010 15:44:39 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=155534Corruption-free Anguilla thinks that the Freedom of Information Act is an essential tool in helping governments be transparent, adding: “It is long overdue in Anguilla.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2010/08/06/anguilla-freedom-of-information/feed/0Anguilla: On Corruptionhttps://globalvoices.org/2010/08/05/anguilla-on-corruption/
https://globalvoices.org/2010/08/05/anguilla-on-corruption/#respondThu, 05 Aug 2010 14:55:12 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=155291“Contrary to public opinion, most politicians are not engaged in making back-room deals and accepting under-the-table packages”: Corruption-free Anguilla thinks “it is the lack of transparency in our systems of government that causes so many of their actions to be wrongfully categorised as corrupt.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2010/08/05/anguilla-on-corruption/feed/0Anguilla: role of ministershttps://globalvoices.org/2010/07/23/anguilla-role-of-ministers/
https://globalvoices.org/2010/07/23/anguilla-role-of-ministers/#respondFri, 23 Jul 2010 17:12:08 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=152950“What is the function of a Minister in the Government of Anguilla?” asks Corruption-free Anguilla. “He is the policy maker, not the technician. He is the director of the play, not the actor on the stage.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2010/07/23/anguilla-role-of-ministers/feed/0Anguilla, Turks & Caicos: Taking Responsibilityhttps://globalvoices.org/2010/04/06/anguilla-turks-caicos-taking-responsibility/
https://globalvoices.org/2010/04/06/anguilla-turks-caicos-taking-responsibility/#respondTue, 06 Apr 2010 14:50:27 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=132287Corruption-free Anguilla comments on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's refusal “to accept responsibility for the decline of good government in the Turks and Caicos Islands”, saying: “The inevitable result, I fear, will be the British Government’s international embarrassment.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2010/02/17/anguilla-elections-results/feed/0Anguilla: No News is Bad Newshttps://globalvoices.org/2009/10/29/anguilla-no-news-is-bad-news/
https://globalvoices.org/2009/10/29/anguilla-no-news-is-bad-news/#respondThu, 29 Oct 2009 16:34:06 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=103810“Six members of the Royal Anguilla Police Force arrested in the last five years. Traditionally, the Anguilla public administration operates under the assumption that any bad news is better not published”: Corruption-free Anguilla is “simply disgusted at this state of affairs.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2009/10/29/anguilla-no-news-is-bad-news/feed/0Anguilla: Construction Transparencyhttps://globalvoices.org/2009/10/14/anguilla-construction-transparency/
https://globalvoices.org/2009/10/14/anguilla-construction-transparency/#respondWed, 14 Oct 2009 18:26:54 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=101189Inspired by a speech from the Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago chapter of Transparency International, Corruption-free Anguilla is concerned that “fair play, transparency, and accountability will continue to be unknown in the Anguillian public sector construction sector.”

]]>https://globalvoices.org/2009/09/21/anguilla-abandoned-hotel/feed/0Anguilla: sailing lifehttps://globalvoices.org/2009/09/16/anguilla-sailing-life/
https://globalvoices.org/2009/09/16/anguilla-sailing-life/#commentsWed, 16 Sep 2009 13:24:44 +0000http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=96463Montague Kobbe posts a review of a new book about sailboat racing in Anguilla. “There is something innate, something intrinsic, that links Anguillans to seafaring and boat building – after all this might be the only island in the West Indies where cricket is not the most popular sport.”